SMSes stir
ut ssp into actionChandigarh, December 19
The Rose Garden roundabout (Matka Chowk) was the scene of an impromptu meeting of around 200 policemen addressed by UT SSP Naunihal Singh in the wake of provocative SMSes advising ladies to wear SBD (short black dresses) tonight since it was considered to be a ladies’ night out wherein they were supposedly entitled to free drinks in some of the city’s well-known bars and discotheques.

UT SSP Naunihal Singh (with his back towards the camera) addresses a gathering of policemen to direct them to ensure safety of women returning home after attending ladies’ night out at several discotheques and bars in Chandigarh on Wednesday night. Tribune Photos: Manoj Mahajan

NGO holds protest against Delhi gang rape
Chandigarh, December 19
A silent protest was staged at Plaza, Sector-17, by the members of an NGO - Global Alliance for Rights and Duties. They were protesting against the Delhi gang rape case.

Members of an NGO hold a protest at Plaza, Sector 17, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Parvesh Chauhan

City ‘unsafe’ for women pedestrians
Chandigarh, December 19
The city seems to be unsafe for women pedestrians, if the experiences of girls living as paying guests (PGs) in different parts of the city are something to go by.

Schoolmates pose no threat, say girl students
Chandigarh, December 19
Girl students in the city believe that changing the timings for girls and boys to leave schools is not the solution. They believe that schoolmates do not pose a threat to us, but the passengers travelling in the local buses are the ones who need to be sensitised to eve-teasing.Despite the orders of the Education Department staggering the school timings, boys and girls end up congregating at a bus stop in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune photo: S. Chandan

UT police steps up security
Chandigarh, December 19
The UT police has stepped up security in the wake of the gang rape case
in Delhi that has sent shock waves across the nation.

SP (Traffic) stuck in jam
Chandigarh, December 19
With the city’s traffic situation getting worse day by day, UT Police SP (Traffic and Security) Maneesh Chaudhery today himself became a victim of a huge traffic jam at the Matka roundabout this afternoon.

SP (Traffic and Security) Maneesh Chaudhery talks to police officials at the Matka Chowk, Sector 17, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. A
Tribune photograph

tribune impactJoint team removes P’kula encroachments
Panchkula, December 19
Finally, after a month, the Panchkula Administration has woken up to assert its authority to clear the encroachments outside bureaucrats’ houses here.

The spot near the house of Punjab IGP BK Garg in Sector 7, Panchkula, from where encroachments were removed by a joint team of the MC and HUDA on Wednesday. Tribune photo:
Nitin Mittal

Drug overdose death
Police trails source of drugs to Amritsar
Chandigarh, December 19
A day after a 21-year-old student of Government College, Sector 11, died of drug overdose, the UT police is trailing the source of drugs to Amritsar as the accused confessed to have purchased the contraband from a person named Harjot Singh from there.

The accused being taken out from the district courts in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: S. Chandan

master plan-2031
UT submits draft copy to Shivraj Patil
Chandigarh, December 19
Three years after the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the UT Administration today submitted the draft copy of the Master Plan-2031 to UT Administrator Shivraj V Patil.

Reality belies Mayor’s claims
Chandigarh, December 19
As city Mayor Raj Bala Malik has failed to initiate any major project in her one-year tenure, she now lists old and incomplete projects as her ‘achievements’.

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It’s bumper to bumper as vehicles jostle for space
With Panchkula having just three routes to reach Chandigarh, one witnesses heavy flow of traffic on the main
Panchkula-Chandigarh route. The biggest bottlenecks are found on this route as there is maximum inflow of traffic. To travel on the Railway light point, Kala Gram point and Housing Board route, it has become a cumbersome task.Slip road on Housing Board Chowk: There is a heavy inflow of traffic due to the bus stop at Housing Board Chowk. Usually, the traffic coming from the Panchkula slip road comes to a halt.

Rs 20 lakh raised for Patiala hospital
Chandigarh, December 19
Over Rs 20 lakh were contributed by visitors at a fund-raising event, organised by Patiala Health Foundation, US, here today. The money has been collected to improve facilities at the Rajendra Hospital in
Patiala.

Members of the foundation during a fund-raising event at the Golf Club in Chandigarh on Wednesday. Tribune Photo:
S Chandan

12 cases of misusing govt accommodation reported
Chandigarh, December 19
Twelve cases of the misuse of government accommodation by the allottees came into light in Sector 22, 24 and 46 during a special drive, carried out by the office of the House Allotment Committee and the UT Engineering Department, to check the misuse of government houses on the account of sub-letting and utilisation of the houses for commercial purposes.

Air Force High Grounds marks silver jubilee
Chandigarh, December 19
To mark its Silver Jubilee, Air Force Station High Grounds near here organised a slew of events, including blood donation camps, a family get together, ‘barakhana’ and a social evening. The unit is celebrating its 25th year of raising in this year. — TNS

PU to introduce table marking in semester system
Chandigarh, December 19
In a bid to ensure that the answer sheets of over 60, 000 postgraduate (PG) students are evaluated and results are declared on time, Panjab University is going to introduce table marking in the semester system. The teachers, evaluating the answer sheets, won't be allowed to take them at home. They will have to check the answersheets them at the evaluation centre.

Students enjoy sunny weather during a flower show at Panjab University in Chandigarh on Wednesday.
Tribune photo: S Chandan

PEC to hold alumni meet on December 22
Chandigarh, December 19
The Punjab Engineering College Old Students Association (PECOSA) and PEC is going to hold alumni meet at PEC on December 22. The 1978 batch will be honoured on the day. Jaspal
Bhatti, who died recently in a car accident, was from the 1978 batch.

From schools
Foundation day
Chandigarh Baptist School, Sector 45, celebrated the 26 years of its foundation here on Wednesday. A flashback of 26 years of the school’s progress was presented through a slideshow. The outstanding students in academics and sports were felicitated during the function.

Man robbed of Rs 25,000
Mohali, December 19
A man was allegedly robbed of Rs 25,000, which he had come to deposit in a bank here today.

18-year-old girl accuses friend of kidnapping
Panchkula, December 19
An 18-year-old girl, a resident of Kundi village, alleged that she was kidnapped
by a youth on the pretext of marrying her. The police has registered a case
under Section 363, IPC.

2 boxes of liquor seized
Chandigarh, December 19
The UT Excise Department seizes two boxes of liquor bottles and eight quarters from a car today. The car was going from Dadumajra village to Sector 25.

Snatcher arrested
Mohali, December 19
A miscreant was arrested by the police within hours of snatching the purse of a woman here.

vijay merchant cricket trophy
Punjab beats JKCA by innings, 50 runs
Chandigarh, December 19
The cricket team of Punjab team defeated the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association
(JKCA) by an innings and 50 runs to secure 7 points, including a bonus, in the Vijay Merchant Cricket trophy for boys (U-16) held at the cricket ground of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, here today.